Protection Coordinator

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background: The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. Founded in 1933 at the request of Albert Einstein, the IRC offers lifesaving care and life-changing assistance to refugees forced to flee from war or disaster. At work today in over 40 countries and 26 U.S. cities, we restore safety, dignity and hope to millions who are uprooted and struggling to endure. The IRC leads the way from harm to home.

The IRC has been active in CAR since 2006 and has been implementing emergency response programs since early 2013. The IRC has two field offices in the north-west and central north – Bocaranga and Kaga Bandoro (and sub-office in Dekoa) – in addition to a main office in capital Bangui. Since 2007, it has built close relationships with local communities, community leaders, local authorities, and other local and international actors. Today, the IRC is one of the leading humanitarian actors working in the prefectures Ouham Pende, Nana Gribizi, and Kemo, implementing programs in health, women and child protection, economic recovery and development, and food security. The IRC has demonstrated its ability to successfully implement health and protection programming, improving beneficiaries’ access to healthcare and providing survivors of violence with safe, confidential services to help them recover and reintegrate into their communities. The gained technical expertise, logistical abilities, and local knowledge and understanding has laid the foundation to expand and deepen these services to reach more people and respond to the emergency need at a greater scale as additional funding is secured.

SCOPE OF WORK: The IRC is implementing an integrated Women Protection, Child Protection and protection monitoring, referral services, capacity building and access to justice/rule of law program. The Protection Coordinator will be responsible for the development and implementation of protection programming at a national level where the IRC has humanitarian presence. He/she will lead the design ofProL, child protection and WPE programmes,, M&E systems, and training materials for protection and information project staff. The Protection Coordinator will ensure the quality of protection data collection and analysis and ensure that succinct and accurate protection reports are utilized to inform programming and advocacy both internally and externally. The Protection Coordinator will also be responsible in contributing to increasing the IRC’s presence and potential leadership role in the Protection sector (or sub-sectors of CP and GBV as appropriate) by attending relevant working group meetings, networking with state and NGO actors in the protection sector and identifying potential partners for future programming. The Protection Coordinator will directly supervise various Protection, Information, and Database staff who will also support the program.

The Protection Coordinator will work extensively with other sectors, to ensure that protection principles are being incorporated into CAR sector programs, to strengthen the integrated nature of IRC’s protection and assistance programs in CAR.

S/he reports to the Deputy Director of Programs and will have access to technical guidance from the IRC Violence Prevention and Response Unit.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Program management and quality

Provide strategic direction and vision to the IRC’s Protection programming in CAR, with an emphasis on maintaining program quality during a period of expansion.

Ensure that all interventions are in compliance with the IRC’s protection mainstreaming framework, international law and protection standards and national policies.

Oversee implementation of the Protection interventions and Information Dissemination through managing project work plans and budgets (budget forecasting, development of spending plans and budget follow-up), ensuring timely recruitment, quality implementation and accurate reporting in accordance with IRC and donor regulations.

Ensure that all interventions are in compliance with the IRC’s protection mainstreaming framework, international law and protection standards and national policies.

Ensure that monitoring and evaluation systems are effectively designed and integrated into all stages of the project; that output and impact data are captured and that data is used to optimize program quality.

Participate in cross-departmental collaboration and coordination in order to ensure that linkages between programs are made and programs gain from protection best practice; in particular with regular contact and coordination with Coordinators and Managers in WPE, CP, Food Security (ERD).

Ensure all designed protection projects use to the IRC theories of change and that outcomes are evidence-driven and evidence-generated.

Oversee implementation of Protection programs, including budget oversight in coordination with WPE/CYPD and Protection Managers, Field Coordinators and Field teams (budget forecasting, supporting field-staff to develop spending plans and budget follow-up) and reporting in accordance with IRC and donor regulations.

Promptly identify and recommend solutions to technical issues.

Support Protection teams and the Field Coordinator on implementation and trouble shoot technical issues when necessary.

Contribute to Emergency Preparedness activities as identified.

Work with managers to identify Protection capacity needs (CP, ProL and WPE), Provide continuous support to and ensure targeted capacity building of staff with support from VPRU TAs.

New business development

Provide Protection input on proposals from other sectors to ensure protection is mainstreamed across IRC programming

Participate in the development of budgets for program proposals in conjunction with the finance department.

Work closely with IRC’s VPRU Technical Unit to integrate innovative approaches to Protection programming and to provide lessons learned and feedback to global initiatives including the IRC2020 outcomes and evidence framework

Develop the Protection sector strategy for CAR in close collaboration with the WPE/CYPD and Protection Managers, DDP/CD, other protection sector staff, and the VPRU Technical Unit

Identify opportunities for, design and develop concept notes and proposals for further protection programming and other protection programming as requested

Develop and/or input into protection assessments and protection reporting analysis for the purpose of program development

Provide Protection input on proposals from other sectors to ensure protection is mainstreamed across IRC programming

Representation, coordination and advocacy

Regularly coordinate with internal program and operational stakeholders, the Protection/Rule of Law Technical Advisors, Women’s Protection and Empowerment, Children’s Protection, Education and other IRC colleagues.

In collaboration with the DDP/CD and regional advocacy team, ensure that the protection program delivers on advocacy goals as articulated in the country wide advocacy strategy.

Coordinate with DDP/CD to forge connections with key government counterparts at the ministerial level, UN, I/NGOs, human rights actors, municipal and other sub-national government actors.

In collaboration with the DDP/CD and regional advocacy team, ensure that the protection program delivers on advocacy goals as articulated in the country wide advocacy strategy.

What about inter-agency coordination? IRC’s role in this and IRC’s contribution to inter-agency initiatives that are in line with CAR SAP/priority areas?

Produce/contribute to IRC and donor reports as per set schedules (monthly, quarterly and annually) on grant activities, indicators and achievements.

Human Resources Management and Development

Give Technical support and supervision to the Protection team to ensure implementation of good quality programming.

Discuss job expectations, set objectives and provide appropriate and timely feedback regarding performance, including timely implementation of the annual staff performance management system with Area Program Coordinators.

Clearly define the training needs of direct reports and ensure they are able to access training and professional development resources appropriate to their skill gaps/needs.

Maintain open and professional relations with team members, promoting a strong team spirit and providing oversight and guidance to enable staff to successfully perform in their positions including staff development plans.

Provide leadership support for the successful implementation of and adherence to the IRC Global HR Operating Policies and Procedures.

Lead with commitment, integrity and accountability to the “IRC Way” - Global Standards for Professional Conduct

REQUIREMENTS

Advanced university degree in Law, Human Rights, social science or a related field

Ability to live and productively work under stress and in insecure and harsh environments while maintaining a sense of humor.

DESIRED

Experience implementing integrated programming which focuses on meeting the unique needs of children, women and girls is desired.

Experience in implementing programming that utilizes ICT

Fluency in French and English

SPECIFIC SECURITY SITUATION/HOUSING

The Protection Coordinator will be based in Bangui, CAR with travel throughout the country. The security situation in CAR continues to be volatile in the Center/West and Noth/East with the security level at 3 (orange). The candidate should be prepared to implement programming in insecure environments. This is a non-accompanied position. The Coordinator will live in shared housing.